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miscalculates

miscalculates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miscalculate.

Meaning of miscalculate

Verb

miscalculate (third-person singular simple present miscalculates, present participle miscalculating, simple past and past participle miscalculated)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To calculate incorrectly.
    • They miscalculated by assuming the dimensions were in imperial, not metric.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To make a gross error in judgment.
    • Hitler and the Japanese generals miscalculated badly, 10 years ago, when they thought we would not be able to use our economic power effectively for the defeat of aggression. Let would-be aggressors make no such mistake today.1950 September 1, Harry S. Truman, 2:37 from the start, in MP72-73 Korea and World Peace: President Truman Reports to the People, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives...

Questions about miscalculates

What is miscalculates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Miscalculates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miscalculate.

Words near miscalculates in the dictionary

  1. misc
  2. misc.
  3. miscal
  4. miscalculate
  5. miscalculated
  6. miscalculates
  7. miscalculating
  8. miscalculation
  9. miscalculations
  10. miscalculator
  11. miscalculators

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